Planetary hours
in Donetsk.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 23 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 16:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Kyiv).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:07 – 07:53
- 2♀︎ Venus07:53 – 08:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:24
- 4☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 10:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:40
- 7♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:26
- 8☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:11
- 9♀︎ Venus13:11 – 13:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:42
- 11☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:28
- 2♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:42
- 3☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:56
- 4♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:25
- 6☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:23
- 10☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:37
- 11♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Donetsk?
On Sunday, 23 January 2028, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 16:13: the day lasts 9h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:07 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.